Events

Explore the range of events offered by our artists. Choose unique artworks & gifts made locally by Kent and Sussex based SEOS artists taking part in seasonal events.

The events below are listed in date order.


Ongoing events

Sutton Valence Pottery

2 May to 6 December 2026
Submitted by Joanne Weaver

Pop shop at the Sutton Valence Studio open once a month on the first weekend of every month only from April – December. Changing seasonal displays. New designs each month…

Finders Keepers

28 August to 20 September 2026
Submitted by Eloise Dethier-Eaton

Presented by EDE Projects in collaboration with Blanco Gallery, Finders Keepers brings together artists Eloise Dethier-Eaton and Charly Helyar in an exhibition exploring how acts of care, repair and. . .

Upcoming events

ArtSpring in Rye

5 September to 6 September 2026
Submitted by Marie Pearson, HILARY SHIELDS, Katie Whitbread

Six artists from the ArtSpring Gallery will be exhibiting with fine painting, ceramics, glassware and jewellery – all handmade.
This weekend showcase will take place at:
St Mary’s Centre
Lion. . .

Artwave Festival 2026

5 September to 20 September 2026
Submitted by donna leighton

Artwave is the annual festival of artists and makers in the Lewes District. Every year hundreds of creatives exhibit in Lewes, Seaford, Newhaven and the surrounding villages. The brochure detailing. . .

Artwave

5 September to 20 September 2026

The Artwave Festival returns to Lewes and surrounding venues. Star Brewery Gallery, in the heart of Lewes is hosting an exhibition with 19 participants (myself included). A meter square of small works. . .

Shifting Shadows, Group Exhibition

15 September to 27 September 2026

Duende – A Celebration of Art by Women. This will be Duende’s eighth year of exhibiting women artists. The title of this year’s exhibition is Shifting Shadows. The work is as widely diverse as the. . .

Art Show

3 October to 4 October 2026
Submitted by David Scrivener

Local artists show at their annual event